A CAMPAIGNING student has bolstered the fight for swift action to be taken at a dangerous junction in Englefield Green.

Rustam Majainah, 19, a second year physics student at Royal Holloway, University of London, launched an awareness campaign regarding the crossroads of the A30 London Road, with St Jude's Road and Bakeham Lane near from the college entrance.

Sadly, his campaign was formed the day before fourth year geology student Kayleigh Sugar, 22, died at the crossing on Friday March 2 but now he had garnered the backing of a Surrey MEP to help his cause.

Speaking of his campaign, the student said: “I had decided to run for the Green Party in Englefield Green in the forthcoming council elections and wanted to campaign around one of the issues I felt was important and was something I had personally dealt with and thought was dangerous.

“I wanted to act before something tragic happened but sadly it happened sooner than I expected.”

Mr Majainah said crossing the road was a nerve-racking experience, with many of the hundreds of students who cross there during term-time taking a leap of faith and dashing out between traffic light phases.

The savvy student summoned the help of Green Party MEP for Surrey and the South East Keith Taylor, who met with concerned students on Friday to lend his support.

Mr Taylor, the Green spokesman for road safety, said: “As a member of the European parliament’s transport committee, I’ve been calling for slower speeds in residential areas. A pedestrian crossing over this main road, which cars travel on at 40mph, would reduce the risk of more tragic accidents.

“The council needs to take urgent action.”

Joining them on the day was road safety campaigner Bill Sheils, from Englefield Green, who has been appealing to the council to improve the crossing for the past two years.

A spokesman for Royal Holloway added: “The college has been pushing for a crossing for many years.

“We know there are plans in place for the introduction of a controlled pedestrian crossing facilities for next year but we will continue to put pressure on the council to move this forward.”

Before this more recent incident, Surrey County Council had already earmarked £10,000 of developer funding to be allocated to a new pedestrian crossing at the site.